【俚語】

Cotton up to someone 以溜須拍馬的方式套近乎

【例句】

Since I'm deciding who gets the promotion, John has been cottoning up to me by buying me coffee all week.
因為是我決定誰會升職，所以整個一周John就不停地跟我套近乎，買咖啡給我。

Make small talk 和陌生人閑聊

【例句】

Maria introduced her brother to me, and we sat there making small talk for a while.
Maria把她哥哥介紹給我，于是我們就坐在那閑聊了一會兒。

“套近乎”學會一句就夠了！
Beautiful day, isn't it?
天氣不錯，對吧？
I think I'v seen you before. You look very familiar.
我感覺在哪見過你。你看起來很面熟。
Don't I know you from somewhere?
我是不是在哪見過你？
Haven't we meet before?
我們之前沒見過嗎？
I've heard a great deal about you!
久仰大名啊！